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Lali Puna : RememberIt’s been five long years since we last heard from Lali Puna on 2004′s Faking The Books, which was one of my favorite albums that year. On their new single, Remember, vocalist Valerie Trebelijar asks quite a relevant question, “Will you remember me?” The track touches upon many tones from their last album. It simply [...]
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Dr. Dog : Shadow People“Shadow People” is the first release off of Dr. Dogs Shame, Shame. Their sixth studio album, and first since signing with ANTI- record label. “Shadow People” is a little more forward and pop friendly then other releases, which was to be expected. The band has described this album as, “…more song-serving arrangements, and maybe not [...]
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Mike Posner : Cooler Than Me ft. Big SeanAlthough Mike Posner was previously featured by Cyanatrendland last september I could not help but to share this track. The 22-year-old Duke University senior is quite the talent, not only producing his own music but singing and songwriting too. Cooler Than Me featuring hip hop artist Big Sean, despite it’s 2009 release on Mike’s album [...]
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Radiohead : Everything in its Right Place (Gigamesh Remix)I heard this remix of Radiohead’s, ‘Everything in its right Place’ for the first time on a friends Dj mix a while back. I remember contemplating for a second whether or not it was the original Radiohead song. The original of course lacks the 1-2 electronic dance beat Gigamesh, flawlessly fuses with the orginal melody. [...]
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Lemonade : LiftedAs of late, I have really been feeling the sounds of Brooklyn (by way of San Francisco) trio Lemonade. To follow up their 2008 self-titled debut, the band is about to drop an EP entitled Pure Moods on the “buzz factory” True Panther Sounds label (newly acquired by Matador). The first track released from the EP [...]
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Armand Van Helden & A-TRAK Present Duck Sauce : aNYwayDuck Sauce is a collaboration between Armand Van Helden and A-Trak. They decided to team up and create some disco house tunes in a 2009 way and so far so good. As they put it ” its melding the spirit of classic disco house with modern day production thump and clever new twists”. To break [...]
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Hot Chip – Alley CatsHot Chip have been one of my favorite bands for a while. One thing in particular that I enjoy about them is that they are always altering their sound. From their first album, Coming on Strong, to 2006′s release, The Warning, to 2008′s, Made in the Dark. With their recent release, One Life Stand, they [...]
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Caribou : OdessaDaniel Snaith’s group Caribou has a new album slated for release April 20th via Merge Records. “Odessa” is the first song off of the album and the only song being leaked pre-release. The track is an appealing combination of typical dance music elements merged with some sounds not so typical. I love a good banger [...]
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Sleigh Bells : Ring RingSleigh Bells are a hot new duo out of Brooklyn, NY. The product of Derek Miller, a 28-year-old “hardcore” musician(guitarist/songwriter) and Alexis Krauss, a 24-year-old schoolteacher with a pop singing background is definitely one to look out for in the years to come. The track “Sing Sing” off their EP 2HELLWU (release in 2009), not [...]
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Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours feat. IrfaneEd Banger has done it again. The small French label run by Busy P has found yet another amazing French electronic talent in Breakbot. Originally at Moshi Moshi records, he has since moved to the French-electro factory. His new track, soon to be released on CD in mid-February is guaranteed to get your feet moving. [...]
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Jay Electronica : Exhibit CThe question… “Who the fuck is Jay Electronica?”. A good answer might be, “The savior of hip-hop!”. To this day there isn’t to much known about the rapper/producer. Jay is compared to the likes of Nas and has also been referred to as a “rap Jack Kerouac” due to his nomadic experience. He has unofficially [...]
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Slick Rick ft. Outkast : Street Talkin’“Don’t try to claim things I haven’t earned honest, man, Slick Rick and Outkast is on this jam.” Yeah, dude got a little weird, but he’s still a founding father. Plus, no one tells a story like he does, which is why Slick Rick’s 24 track “The Art of Story Telling” seems so appropriately titled [...]